Black History Quiz: Celebrating Icons and Milestones ✊✊✊

1. Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
2. Which activist gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963?
3. Who was the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
4. Which Black leader founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)?
5. Who was the first Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress?
6. Which iconic jazz musician was known as “Satchmo”?
7. Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history?
8. Which African American athlete won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin?
9. Who was the first Black woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S.?
10. Which African American writer wrote “Their Eyes Were Watching God”?
11. Who was the first Black woman to become a self-made millionaire in the U.S.?
12. What year did President Barack Obama become the first Black president of the United States?
13. Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era?
14. Which civil rights leader coined the phrase “By any means necessary”?
15. Who was the famous African American abolitionist who escaped slavery and became a powerful voice for freedom and equality?

Answers

1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
2. Martin Luther King Jr.
3. Rosa Parks
4. Marcus Garvey
5. Shirley Chisholm
6. Louis Armstrong
7. Thurgood Marshall
8. Jesse Owens
9. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
10. Zora Neale Hurston
11. Madam C.J. Walker
12. 2008
13. Jackie Robinson
14. Malcolm X
15. Frederick Douglass

Black history is a powerful testament to strength, resilience, and progress. From breaking barriers in sports to shaping the political landscape, these figures and events have left an indelible mark on the world. Celebrate the achievements, struggles, and triumphs of Black history by learning more about these iconic moments.